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reversion
noun
A failure to maintain a higher state
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ɹɪˈvɜːʒən
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noun
A failure to maintain a higher state
noun
Returning to a former state
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Turning in the opposite direction
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A reappearance of an earlier characteristic
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(genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
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(law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or their heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)
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